OCBC would at the same time capitalise on its strength in business banking to capture new inbound and outbound opportunities from China and intra-Asean, and support customers’ overseas investments and …
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Olympic snow-maker says Beijing’s artificial snow is not to blame for this year’s ski and snowboard crashes
Beijing’s head snow maker told Bloomberg the incidents were likely a result of lack of traditional test runs due to the pandemic. TechnoAlpin, the company that manufactures the artificial snow …
Beijing Olympics controversies: Recapping two of the most dramatic weeks in sports history
Eat your heart out, Shonda Rhimes. Sure, it was largely expected that the 2022 Beijing Olympics would come with controversy. Latent political disputes in Russia and outrage over China’s record of …
China rejects accusations it is setting ‘debt traps’ all around the Pacific
Small Pacific nations are accruing ever greater amounts of debt to China. The US and its friends – including New Zealand – are anxious about what might happen if it can’t be repaid. National …
Beijing’s Olympics close, ending odd global moment
BEIJING — A pile of figure-skating rubble created by Russian misbehavior. A new Chinese champion — from California. An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. The end of …
Great Britain falls short on medals target in Beijing despite curling success
Great Britain’s failure to meet its broad medals target in Beijing is sure to raise some serious questions relating to support and funding in the weeks and months ahead. UK Sport set a target of…
Olympics-Beijing to close Games marked by COVID measures, Valieva doping scandal
BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing hands the Olympic flag to Milan-Cortina on Sunday after a Games that will be remembered for the extremes of its anti-COVID-19 measures and outrage over the doping …
The Digital Yuan Launches Quietly at the Beijing Olympics
The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will not only showcase China … As the Chinese authorities in charge of developing the digital yuan at the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) have stated repeatedly, it …
How Team USA made Beijing Olympics as fun as possible
BEIJING — Life inside the Beijing Olympics bubble comes with a long list of rules. Wear a high-grade mask at all times. Disinfect your hands. Don’t stand within 6 feet of anyone, and don’t …
Mikaela Shiffrin leaves Beijing without a medal after Americans lose bronze matchup in Alpine team event
BEIJING — Mikaela Shiffrin will leave the Beijing Olympics empty-handed. Shiffrin and the Americans lost to Norway in the bronze-medal race of the Alpine team event Sunday. Each country won two …
Eve Muirhead ends long wait for Olympic gold as GB beat Japan in Beijing final
Her road to Beijing itself had been scattered with setbacks, from failing to secure an initial place in Beijing through last year’s World Championships to a torrid start to the final qualifying …
Digital Yuan Ready for International Olympic Showcase at Beijing 2022 Games
Bloomberg reported that”on a current early morning at one of [a business bank’s] branches in the Olympic Town in Beijing, an advertising video played on loop on a cinema to display” the electronic …
Russia and China water down G20 text on geopolitical tensions; finance chiefs pledge global tax deal to take effect in 2023 in Jakarta
JAKARTA/WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters): Russia and China watered down a G20 finance leaders’ statement on geopolitical risks to the global economy as a contentious meeting ended on Friday (Feb 18), …
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